ISO 3874:2017 pdf free

ISO 3874:2017 pdf free.Series 1 freight containers一Handling and securing
Users of this document should use caution regarding conditions which may place loads on the containers or on the handling or securing devices. These include deterioration of the container or devices, loosening and over-tightening of devices, slackness of cargo within containers, eccentric loading and excessive environmental conditions such as high wind, ice, wave action, etc.
NOTE Slackness is a general term which includes shifting of cartons, shifting and settlement of bulk cargoes,liquids having a free surface, etc.
Doors, lids, closures, removable or foldable parts and any lose or portable equipment shall be properly secured.
All personnel engaged in handling and securing operations shall have received proper instructions, especially with regard to safety matters.
It is necessary to know whether the container is empty or packed; unless otherwise ascertained,a container shall be treated as packed.
Strong winds and other environmental conditions can have an effect on handling equipment and additional care shall be taken when operating in such conditions.
When a cargo is packed and secured where necessary, this shall be carried out in accordance with good and recommended practices so that the cargo does not impose on the container forces in excess of those for which it has been designed and so that the fundamental requirements specified in 4.2.2 to 4.2.4 are complied with.
Care shall be taken to ensure that the equipment used is suitable for the load and is safely attached to the container and that the container is free to be handled.
In the case of a single-point lift, special attention should be paid to the risk of the container tilting owing to asymmetry of the centre of gravity.
Care shall be taken when lifting a container whose centre of gravity is mobile or asymmetric, e.g.a tank container, a bulk container, a container with a liquid bulk bag, a container with hanging cargo or a thermal container with a refrigerating unit.
Containers may be handled by methods other than those specified in Clause 6 but only after careful evaluation of the equipment by means of which the container is to be handled and of the methods of operation envisaged, with respect to international container standards.ISO 3874 pdf free download.